MT3 Flashcards
I am going to do it.
Voy a hacerlo.
I am not going to do it now because I am going to be very busy today. (feminine)
No voy a hacerlo ahora porque voy a estar muy ocupada hoy.
I am going to be very busy today. (masculine)
Voy a estar muy ocupado hoy.
to call
llamar
I am going to call you later.
Voy a llamarle más tarde.
Can you/will you call me later.
Puede llamarme más tarde.
at what time (hour)
¿A qué hora?
At what time can you call me?
¿A qué hora puede llamarme?
I am going to call you.
Voy a llamarle.
you are going
va
you are going to
va a
At what time are you going to call me?
¿A qué hora va a llamarme?
At what time are you going to be here tonight?
¿A qué hora va a estar aquí esta noche?
Where are you going to be later?
¿Dónde va a estar más tarde?
For all verbs, the form for ‘you’ is the same for ‘he/she/it’.For example: ‘you are going to’ (va a) also means ‘he/she/itis going to’.
For all verbs, the form for ‘you’ is the same for ‘he/she/it’.For example: ‘you are going to’ (va a) also means ‘he/she/itis going to’.
You are going to do it.
Va a hacerlo.
He is going to do it.
Va a hacerlo.
She is going to do it.
Va a hacerlo.
Use a clarifier if it is not clear whom you are talking about.For example, ‘¿Dónde está?’ could mean ‘Where are you?’ or‘Where is he/she/it?’. You can add ‘él’ (he), ‘ella’ (she) or ‘usted’(you) to make it clear (¿Dónde está el/ella/usted?).
Use a clarifier if it is not clear whom you are talking about.For example, ‘¿Dónde está?’ could mean ‘Where are you?’ or‘Where is he/she/it?’. You can add ‘él’ (he), ‘ella’ (she) or ‘usted’(you) to make it clear (¿Dónde está el/ella/usted?).
When are you going to do it?
¿Cuándo va a hacerlo?
Where are you?
¿Dónde está usted?
Where is he?
¿Dónde está él?
Where is she?
¿Dónde está ella?
He is going to be here soon.
(Él) va a estar aquí pronto.
She is going to be here soon.
(Ella) va a estar aquí pronto.
What do you want?
¿Qué quiere?
What does he want?
¿Qué quiere él?
What does she want?
¿Qué quiere ella?
What do you have?
¿Qué tiene?
What does he have?
¿Qué tiene él?
What does she have?
¿Qué tiene ella?
What do you have?
¿Qué tiene usted?
Use ‘usted/él/ella’ either as a clarifier or for emphasis (What doyou have? ¿Qué tiene usted?).
Use ‘usted/él/ella’ either as a clarifier or for emphasis (What doyou have? ¿Qué tiene usted?).
ready
listo
I am ready.
Estoy listo.
I am ready. (feminine)
Estoy lista.
Are you ready? (feminine)
¿Está lista?
Are you ready? (masculine)
¿Está listo?
At what time (hour) are you going to be ready? (masculine)
¿A qué hora va a estar listo?
At what time are you going to be ready? (feminine)
¿A qué hora va a estar lista?
At what time is it going to be ready?
¿A qué hora va a estar listo?
I want to know at what time it is going to be ready because I need it and I have to have it today if it is possible.
Quiero saber a qué hora va a estar listo porque lo necesito y tengo que tenerlo hoy si es posible.
Will you tell me when it is going to be ready.
Puede decirme cuándo va a estar listo.
all / everything
todo
Everything is going to be ready for you today.
Todo va a estar listo para usted hoy.
nothing
nada
tomorrow
mañana
Nothing is going to be ready for you today, but everything is going to beready tomorrow.
Nada va a estar listo para usted hoy, pero todo va a estar listo mañana.
He is ready.
Él está listo.
She is ready.
Ella está lista.
Everything is ready.
Todo está listo.
It is possible.
Es posible.
It is ready.
Está listo.
There are two verbs in Spanish for ‘to be’ –
‘estar’ and ‘ser’.
Estar
‘estar’ expresses ‘to be’ as a state of being: how one is, where one is.The word ‘estado’ from ‘estar’ means ‘state’ (los Estados Unidos,United States).
Ser
‘ser’ can also be a noun: ‘el ser’ means ‘the being’ (el serhumano, the human being).‘ser’ expresses the characteristics of who one is and what one is.
I am
estoy
I am
soy
Estar
‘estar’ expresses how one is or where one is, not permanentcharacteristics.
Ser
ser’ expresses permanent characteristics: who one is or what one is.
How is he?
¿Cómo está él?
How is she?
¿Cómo está ella?
Where are you?
¿Dónde está (usted)?
Where is he?
¿Dónde está él?
Where is she?
¿Dónde está ella?
Where is it?
¿Donde esta?
I don’t know.
No sé.
I know
sé
I know it.
Lo sé.
I don’t know it.
No lo sé.
I don’t know.
No sé.
I don’t know where it is.
No sé dónde está.
How is Pablo today?
¿Cómo está Pablo hoy?
sick
enfermo
He (Pablo) is sick today.
Pablo está enfermo hoy.
He (Pablo) is a sick person.
Pablo es enfermo.
Sunday
domingo
to arrive
llegar
drunk
borracho
to look
mirar
Pablo is drunk.
Pablo está borracho.
Pablo is a drunk.
Pablo es borracho.
dressed
vestido
well dressed
bien vestido
He (Pablo) is well dressed today.
Pablo está bien vestido hoy.
He is always well dressed
es bien vestido
Notice the difference between es bien vestido ‘he is alwayswell dressed’ and está bien vestido ‘he is well dressed today’.
Notice the difference between es bien vestido ‘he is alwayswell dressed’ and está bien vestido ‘he is well dressed today’.
I am a professor.
Soy profesor.
I am ready.
Estoy listo.
‘listo’ has two meanings: ‘ready’ and ‘clever’. ‘ready’ is not apermanent characteristic, so you use ‘estar’. ‘clever’ is a permanentcharacteristic, so you use ‘ser’.
‘listo’ has two meanings: ‘ready’ and ‘clever’. ‘ready’ is not apermanent characteristic, so you use ‘estar’. ‘clever’ is a permanentcharacteristic, so you use ‘ser’.
clever
listo
I am clever.
Soy listo.
He is clever.
Él es listo.
She is clever.
Ella es lista.
She is ready.
Ella está lista.
to speak
hablar
to buy
comprar
to take
tomar
For verbs that are derived from nouns that are similar in Spanishand English, such as words ending in -ion, you just need toadd -ar at the end.
For verbs that are derived from nouns that are similar in Spanishand English, such as words ending in -ion, you just need toadd -ar at the end.
confirm
confirmar
Will you/can you confirm the reservation for me.
Puede confirmar la reservación para mí.
to prepare
preparar
Will you/can you prepare the dinner for me.
Puede preparar la cena para mí.
Will you/can you accept the condition.
Puede aceptar la condición.
much / very much
mucho
many thanks
muchas gracias
I want very much to accept the condition, but I am sorry I cannot accept it because it is not acceptable for me that way.
Quiero mucho aceptar la condición, pero lo siento no puedo aceptarlo (aceptarla) porque no es aceptable paramí así.
Definition Of A Noun
Any word in front of which you can place the article ‘the’ is anoun: the happiness, the pride, the situation, the condition.
Definition Of An Adjective
Any word in front of which you can place ‘am’ or ‘is’ is anadjective: happy, proud.
Definition Of A Verb
Any word in front of which you can place ‘to’ is a verb: to be,to have, to go, to see.Verbs are the backbone of a language. If you know how tohandle the verbs, you know how to handle the whole language.
Infinative of A Verb
The ‘to’ form of a verb (infinitive) is expressed in an ending inSpanish that always ends in ‘r’.
Spanish Verbs
There are three types of verbs in Spanish: -ar, -er and -ir.Most verbs end in -ar.All verbs end in ‘r’ in the ‘to’ form, which means that the onesingle stress will be at the end.
to speak
hablar
to buy
comprar
to understand
comprender
to eat
comer
to do / to make
hacer
to say / to tell
decir
to prepare
preparar
to accept
aceptar
to come
venir
with me
conmigo
with you
con usted
with him
con él
with her
con ella
Will you/can you speak Spanish with me.
Puede hablar español conmigo.
Whenever there are two or three consecutive verbs,
the secondor third verb will be in the full form of the verb with the ‘r’ atthe end (the infinitive). So ‘can you speak’ in Spanish is ‘canyou to speak’ (puede hablar).
Can you come with me.
Puede venir conmigo.
If another verb follows a verb of coming and going,
use ‘a’(as in ‘voy a’).
Can you come see it with me tonight.
Puede venir a verlo conmigo esta noche.
to go
ir
I want to go see it with you.
Quiero ir a verlo con usted.
I must go see it.
Tengo que ir a verlo.
I must speak with you.
Tengo que hablar con usted.
I am sorry but I cannot see you today because I am going to be very busy.
Lo siento, pero no puedo verle hoy porque voy a estar muy ocupado.
I must buy it.
Tengo que comprarlo.
I cannot buy it because it’s very expensive.
No puedo comprarlo porque es muy caro.